Hose-rack.



PATENTED DEC. 11, 1906.

C. NUHRING.

HOSE RACK.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 1. 1904.

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No. 838,207. PATENTED DEC. 11, 1906. GI'NUHRING.

v HOSE RAGK. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 1. 1904.

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.PATENTED DEC. 11, .1906.

G. NUHRING;

HOSE RACK.

APPLICATION FILED DEC-1I 1904.

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CHARLES NUHRING, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

HOSE-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 11, 1906.

Application filed December 1,1904. Serial No. 285,083.

To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, CHARLES NU'HRING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State arrangement of suspending-pins upon which the hose is hung in consecutive, independent, and separated folds or loops of any desired length, so that the same is free to the air to permit circulation of the latter about the folds or loops, and thereby prevent decay or deterioration of the hose.

The invention also aims to provide in the construction of the rack simple and efficient means whereby the pins are so related to the support as to be freely movable thereon, thus enabling the hose when pressure is applied to the nozzle to be quickly removed from the rack, the pins swinging to the necessary angle or in line with the direction of pressure or pull exerted upon the nozzle.

Furthermore, the invention also has in view the provision of other means whereby the suspending means may be held in their nor mal position against movement other than when pressure is applied to the hose-nozzle and by which the rack as an entirety maybe movably suspended in relation to the watersupply valve to which the hose is connected.

Having these general objects in view and others, which will appear as the nature of the improvements is better understood, the invention consists, substantially, in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and finally pointed out in the appended claims.

Vhile the forms of the invention illustrated and described are exemplifications of the preferred constructions, they are simply illustrative of the adaptation of the invention, and consequently it is to be understood with the present invention.

that the invention is not limited to only the constructions defined herein, but the same is susceptible of other changes and modifications, and the right is therefore accordingly reserved to resort to all such changes and modifications as may fall within the spirit and scope of the invention, irrespective of the forms illustrated and described.

In the draw ngs, Figure l is a front elevation-of a hose-rack constructed in accordance Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken through the support at the pivotal point of one of the suspending-pins. Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the rack. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective vie w of one of the suspending-pins. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of another form of the invention, wherein the suspending-pins are arranged in different horizontal planes. Fig. 7 is a front elevation of a further form of the invention, in which is used an attaching-bracket whereby the support 9 is applied to the Water-supply valve and also disclosing a duplex form of support. Fig. 8 is a plan view thereof, the dotted lines indicating the folds or loops of the hose. Fig. 9 is an edge elevation of the form shown in Figs. 7 and 8. Fig. 10 is a front elevation of the attaching-bracket employed in the form disclosed in Figs. 7, 8, and 9. Figs. 11 and 12 are also elevations illustrating the flexibility of application of the form illustrated in Figs. 7 8, and 9.

Referring to the drawings in detail, and more especially to Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, the numeral 1 designates the support of the herein-described rack, which support is preferably in the form of angle-iron including horizontal and vertical flanges. This support is secured to a wall or other base in any suitable manner, the vertical flange of the support resting therea ainst and being held thereonby any suitable fastening means, preferably bolts, although it is obvious that brackets may be employed if such be necessary.

The horizontal flange of the support 1 is provided with a series of longitudinallyalined openings 2, wherein is seated a series of freely-movable suspending-pins 3, from which the hose may hang in consecutive, independent, and separated folds or loops, as clearly shown in the drawings. Each of the pins 3 has an elbow 4 formed at one of its ends, which elbows pass through the openings angles to the support 1, in which position the r and engage the under side of the support 1 in order to prevent displacement of the pins from said support. It will also be observed that the elbows form the pivotal points upon which the pins 3 swing, and said pins are freely movable in the direction of the length of the support, as will presently appear.

I The normal position of the pins 3 is at right folds or loops of the hose are effectually sus pended, as is readily apparent, and in order to maintain the pins 3 in this normal position the support 1 is provided with 'a series of transversely-extending depressions 5, one of which lies opposite to each of the openings 2, said depressions being formed in the upper face of the horizontal flange of the support and receiving the under edges of the pins. In this position it is obvious that said pins will be prevented swin ing in either direction until pressure is appIied upon the hose-nozzle, whereupon all of the pins will be drawn in the direction of the pressure or pull exerted upon the nozzle, thus freeing the respective folds or loops of the hose and permitting the latter to be readily removed from the rack in an expeditious manner.

By referring especially to Fig. 4 it will be observed that the under side of the horizontal flan e of the sup ort is provided with a series 0 transversel -eXtending ribs 6, with which ribs the elbows 4 of the pins 3 coact. The upper faces of the elbows 4 are beveled or rounded, as at 7, in order that a free sliding movement may be had in the passage of the elbows over said ribs, and by reason of this construction it will be seen that when the pins are seated in the depressions 5 the upper surfaces of the elbows are immediately beneath said ribs, but that as soon as pressure is applied to the ins in the removal of the hose the curved or eveled faces of the elbows permit the elbows gradually moving toward the under side of the support as the pins ride up the ends of the depressions 5. The ribs 6 therefore guide the elbows during the swinging movements of the pins 3, and consequently the latter move with a high degree of freedom and ease relatively to the suport. p In Fig. 6 is illustrated a further form of the invention, and by referrin to this figure it will be observed that this form is essentially the same as that disclosed in Figs. 1 to 5 so far as the relation of the pins 3 to the support is concerened; but in this form a different type of support is employed, the same comprising a frame'8, pivotally connected, as at 9, to a stand-pipe 10 or to a wall should a stand-pipe not be employed as the supporting medium. The frame 8 is provided with a series of steps 11, each of which is provided with one of the suspending-pins, and consequently it will be seen that each of these pins is arranged in a different horizontal plane from the others, whereby different lengths of folds or loops may be had in han ing the hose upon the rack. This provides or a greater eXposure of the hose in a more condensed space, thus enabling the air to freely circulate about the entire length of the hose to prevent its deterioration.

Figs. 7 to 10, inclusive, illustratea further form of the invention, and in this form. the support is designed to be connected directly to the water-supply valve, so that the rack will be in close proximity thereto. To the accomplishment of this end an attachingbracket 12 is employed, said bracket being in the form of an elongated bar, one end of which is provided with divergent arms 12, extending from the edges of the bar and adapted to span the horizontal nipple connecting the water-supply valve 13 to a standpipe 14. In order that the attaching-bracket 12 may be freely held upon the nipple, a clamping-head 15 is employed, which clamping-head also spans the nipple of the valve 13 and is secured to the arms 12 of the bracket 12 through the medium of bolts 16 or their equivalent. It will thus be seen that through the medium of said bolts and the clamping-head 15 the bracket 12 may be firmly held in relation to the water-supply valve 13 and by means of said bracket the hose-support may be readily attached to and held upon the nipple of a stand-pipe when the latter is concealed within or in rear of a wall, thus precluding the use of boards or wallplates for fastening the support to the wall and reventing the latter being marred.

T e end of the bracket 12 opposite to that which is connected to the nipple of the supply-valve 1.3 is provided with a pair of parallelspaced lugs 17, and pivotally arranged between said lugs by means of a bolt 18 or its equivalent is the horizontal support 19, from which the hose is suspended.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 7 to 10, inclusive, this support is a dupleX one, comprising a head 20 and a pair of parallel arms 21, eXtending therefrom. The arms 21 are each provided with a series of inwardly-extending suspending-pins 22, and the construction of these pins and their relation to the support 19 are precisely the same as in Figs. 1 to 6. It will be observed, however, that the outermost of the pins 22, or thosev which are arranged at the free ends of the arms 21, may be swung entirely around said ends, as clearly illustrated by the dotted lines in Fig. 8. The purpose of this is to permit the free removal of the outermost fold or loop of the hose and to prevent any impediment or obstacle being in the path of the other folds or loops as the latter are released.

In Figs. 11 and 12 is shown the flexibility of application of the form illustrated in Figs. 7 to 10, and in these figures it will be noted that the rack may be either arranged below the supply-valve 1 3, as in Fig. 1 1, orto one side thereof, as in Fig. 12, and these figures will also suggest the adaptability of the rack at any other angle to said valve. In Fig. 11, however, a brace 23 may be applied to the free end of the attaching-bracket 12 in order that the weight of the hose upon the support will be prevented forcing the latter out of a hose as suspended from the rack will be consecutively removed, the pins swinging in the direction of the pressure or pull upon the hose-nozzle and enabling the hose to be expeditiously taken from the rack and led to the point of use. It is also obvious that in lieu of the duplex form of the support, as shown in Figs. 7 to 12, said support may comprise only a single arm, as disclosed in Fig. 1,which is an obvious change. The bracket 12 also provides an effective medium for applying the hose-support in close proximity to the side of a wall, so that the latter will not be marred or disfigured, as would be the case were not such bracket used.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. A hose-rack, comprising a support, and a series of hose-suspending pins pivotally connected thereto, said support having a series of depressions for receiving said pins to hold the latter in their normal position upon said support until pressure is applied to the hose for removal of the latter from the rack.

2. A hose-rack, comprising a support, and a series of hose-suspending pins pivotally connected thereto, said support having a series of depressions extending transversely thereof for receiving said pins to hold the latter in their normal position upon said support until pressure is applied to the hose for removal of the latter from the rack.

3. A hose-rack, comprising a support, and a series of hose-suspending pins pivotally connected thereto and movable thereon in the direction of the length of said support, said support having a series of depressions for receiving said pinsto hold the latter in their normal position upon said support until pressure is applied to the hose for removal of the latter from the rack.

1. A hose-rack, comprising a support, and a series of hose-suspending pins pivotally connected thereto and movable thereon in the direction of the length of said support, said support having a series of depressions for receiving said pins to hold the latter in their normal position upon said support until pressure is applied to the hose for removal of the latter from the rack, said depressions extending transversely of said support, whereby said pins, when in their normal position, extend l 1 l l 5. A hose-rack, comprising a support having a series of openings formed therein, and a series of hose suspending pins pivotally at right angles to said support.

having an elbow formed upon one of its ends, said elbows being seated in said openings and engaging the under face of the support to prevent displacement of the pins from the latter.

6. A hose-rack, comprising a support having a series of openings formed therein, a series of hose suspending pins pivotally mounted in said openings, each of said pins l mounted in said openings, each of said pins 1 having an elbow formed upon one of its ends,

1 said elbows being seated in said openings and i engaging the under face of the support to prevent displacement of the pins from the latter, and means for holding said pins in their normal position upon said support until pressure 1 is applied to the hose for removal of the latter from the rack.

l 7. A hosea'ack, comprising a support having a series of openings formed therein, a series of hose suspending pins pivotally mounted in said openings, each of said pins 1 having an elbow formed upon one of its ends,

I said elbows being seated in said openings,

and a series of ribs formed at the under side of said support and with which said elbows coact for guiding the pins in their movement upon said support.

8. A hose-rack, comprising a support having a series of openings formed therein, a

series of hose suspending pins pivotally mounted in said openings, each of said pins having an elbow formed upon one of its ends,

said elbows being seated in said openings, a

series of ribs formed at the under side of said 1 support and with which said elbows coact for l guiding the pins in their movement upon said i support, and means for holding said pins in their normal position upon said support until pressure is applied to the hose for removal of the latter from the rack.

9. A hose-racl comprising a support having a series of openings formed therein, a

series of hose suspending pins pivotally mounted in said openings, each of said pins having an elbow formed upon one of its ends,

. said elbows being seated in said openings, and

a series of ribs formed at the under side of said support andwith which said elbows coact for guiding the pins in their movement upon said support, the upper faces of said elbows being beveled or curved to facilitate movement of the latter inrelation to said ribs.

10. A hoseracl comprising a support having a series of openings formed therein, a

series of hose suspending pins pivotally mounted in said openings, each of said pins having an elbow formed upon one of its ends,

said elbows being seated in said openings, a I the hose for removal of the latter from the 10 series of ribs formed at the under side of said rack.

support and with which said elbows coact for In testimony whereof I aflix my signature guiding thfi pins in tfheir IIIFVGIHBIIlIE uporki) said f in the presence of two witnesses.

su port, t e up er aces 0 said e ows eing be eled or curv ed to facilitate movement of CHARLES NUHRING' the latter in relation to said ribs, and means Witnesses:

for holding said pins in their normal position J ULIUS WALTER, Jr., upon said support until pressure is applied to J. P. BAUER, Jr. 

